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30.0.50; nongnu.git documentation out of date

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Message #11 received at 62856 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: No Wayman <iarchivedmywholelife <at> gmail.com>, 62856 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#62856: 30.0.50; nongnu.git documentation out of date
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2023 13:50:59 -0700

Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net> writes:

> No Wayman <iarchivedmywholelife <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> nongnu.git's README and elpa-packages file claim each package will be
>> on an "externals/NAME" branch. Instead the packages are on "elpa/NAME"
>> branches.
>
> I am not exactly sure what is going on here, but the README file on the
> elpa-admin branch mentions this:
>
> This file exists in two branches ~elpa-admin~ and ~elpa~.  The two version
> differ slightly.  The introductory text before the first heading
> differs and there are minor differences concerning the ~externals/*~ to
> ~elpa/*~ transition.  Please make sure you always update this file in
> both locations to avoid introducing additional differences.  This
> duplication will be removed eventually.
>
>
>>           The elpa-config file implies this will be configurable at
>> some point, but for now the docs are misleading.
>
> It should be configurable?  Or at least `elpaa-read-config' does set it.

Stefan, do you have any comments here?

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